03|10|2011

A project that aims to document information,
recordings, images, and video of the Brazilian rabeca and Guarani
rawé has launched at Rabeca.org. The project, by sound artist Ian Mott,
plots content onto a map, and is available to view in Portuguese
and English.

The rabeca and Guarani rawé are stringed
instruments played by bow, which resemble a violin, although they
can vary in size, shape, and number of strings. Mott is looking to
expand the archive, and invites anyone with material they'd like
including to contact him via the site here.